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Anonymous wrote:What about University of Richmond? Small, gorgeous campus, well regarded. I don't know what kind of financial aid package they would have, though. A friend's child attends and loves it.

U of R is (based solely off percentages) harder to get into than UVA or W&M. It's a popular school for private school kids from the Northeast. And it's very expensive.

Wow, I had no idea it was that competitive. Thanks for the FYI. Like I said, our friend's child attends and he really loves it. He is very smart but honestly his grades in high school didn't always reflect it so his stats looked a lot like OP's daughter, which is why I suggested it as an option.

It's not. Average GPA entering class into U of R is a 3.83. UVA's average entering student is a 4.23. While you can't compare selectivity figures of a private university (more able to play games to rise in the U.S. News & World Report ranking than a public) to a public, still U. of Richard is at 32% of applications submitting, while UVA has dropped to 26%. You should be in the very top of your class to apply to UVA, not so with U of R. UVA is now the no. 2 public university in the United States. Also, the average SAT at U. of Richmond is a 1380 with 1300 being the bottom 25% of the class. ACT range an U. of Richmond is about 29-32. AT UVA it is 30-34. 93% of UVA's class of 2022 were in the top ten percent of their high school class. U. of R is rated "Moderately Selective"; UVA is rated "Most Selective". For U of Richmond, the SAT top 75%ile is 1430/median 1380 and bottom 25%ile is 1295. UVA's is 1480/1400/1320. ACT for Richmond is 32/31/29. UVA's is 33/32/29. UVA's 75th%ile GPA is 4.44, median 4.29 and 25%ile is 4.13, which mean just about everyone in the entering class of 2022 at UVA had a higher GPA than the average student at Richmond. http://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp

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Anonymous wrote:What about University of Richmond? Small, gorgeous campus, well regarded. I don't know what kind of financial aid package they would have, though. A friend's child attends and loves it.

U of R is (based solely off percentages) harder to get into than UVA or W&M. It's a popular school for private school kids from the Northeast. And it's very expensive.

Wow, I had no idea it was that competitive. Thanks for the FYI. Like I said, our friend's child attends and he really loves it. He is very smart but honestly his grades in high school didn't always reflect it so his stats looked a lot like OP's daughter, which is why I suggested it as an option.

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Anonymous wrote:What about University of Richmond? Small, gorgeous campus, well regarded. I don't know what kind of financial aid package they would have, though. A friend's child attends and loves it.

U of R is (based solely off percentages) harder to get into than UVA or W&M. It's a popular school for private school kids from the Northeast. And it's very expensive.

Anonymous wrote:I'd definitely look at Bryn Mawr College. A truly great school. All-women, which makes it less popular than it once was (and a little easier to get into than it used to be), but it has close relationships with nearby coed Haverford and Swarthmore. I have no idea on merit aid---my guess is it is more focused on financial aid, but worth applying.

For VA public colleges, are you underselling with CNU and JMU?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you thought about Pitt? I know its not a private but I understand they readily give out merit aid. It will depend on how much you need. My friend's DS was offered $10k in aid and his stats were no where near as good as your DD's.

Hadn't considered Pitt - wasn't even on her radar. But will certainly look into it, thanks! Anyone else have any thoughts?

Pitt is pretty expensive, and their aid is largely tied to test scores. $10k won't bridge the gap.

We really did like Pitt, though.

Anonymous wrote:What about University of Richmond? Small, gorgeous campus, well regarded. I don't know what kind of financial aid package they would have, though. A friend's child attends and loves it.

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I would not invest in a school that may not be there next year or five years from now. It is currently on financial probation (read wikipedia) for 2018 by its lenders.

A valid point by the second PP. On the other hand, it is a school with tremendous support by its alum and, as they've shown, they will go to tremendous lengths to keep the school from closing. The women I know who have attended Sweetbriar have all been very impressive.